2001 Daikanyama Museum: To and Daikanyama, Tokyo

Daikanyama Museum: To and Daikanyama
23 November – 16 December 2001
Daikanyama Installation 2001
Hillside West, Tokyo, Japan

For Daikanyama Museum: Tom and Daikanyama, I created a museum that traces the life of a Daikanyama-based gentleman nicknamed ‘Tom’ on the basis of a series of interviews with him. The video installation showed extracts from the interviews while the photographs introduced Tom and his family. All the displayed objects belonged to Tom: his favourite cap; a tin he had kept since the time of his marriage; a model aeroplane; a plant pot that had been in his shop ever since it opened; and a chair used by his two daughters and grandchildren.
The interviews with Tom centred on what he had to say about Daikanyama, but also included some episodes from his childhood, his move to New York to become a photographer, his opening a sandwich shop back in Daikanyama, his meeting with and marrying his wife, as well as his family and dreams for the future. This project brought out the overlaps between Tom’s personal history and the local history of Daikanyama, articulating the relationships between an individual and his region.

2001年11月23日－12月16日
ヒルサイドウェスト・パサージュ　代官山　東京　日本
代官山インスタレーション2001　参加作品

「代官山博物館:トムさんと代官山」では、代官山在住の通称トム氏とのインタビューを基に彼の人生を辿る博物館を制作した。ビデオではそのインタビューの一部を紹介し、写真では、彼の家族などを紹介した。このほかトム氏本人から借りた物品で、愛用の帽子、結婚した時から所持している缶、飛行機の模型、彼の経営する店に開店当初からある鉢植え、二人の娘と孫が使っていた椅子が展示された。
トム氏へのインタビューでは、代官山についての話を中心に、子供の頃の話、写真家を目指しニューヨークに渡ったこと、代官山でサンドイッチ屋を始めたこと、奥様との出会いや結婚、家族やこれからの夢について語っていただいた。プロジェクトを通じて、トム氏個人の歴史と代官山の町の歴史が重なりあい、個人と地域の関係を浮かび上がらせた。